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The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, the Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria, AOPSHON, are at loggerheads with the state government over plans to conduct tests for potential heads of primary schools which the unions have described as competency test but the state government has denied saying it was committed to repositioning primary …

The two-day Presidential Retreat hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari came to an end on Tuesday, with a charge from the President to the ministers-designate to rise to the challenging responsibilities of ministerial office. A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina in Abuja, said the second and final day of the retreat …

President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in new ministers on August 21 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for heads of federal government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. Basheer Mohammed has been appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. He replaces Sadiya Farouk. Chioma Ejikeme has been appointed Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, …

A former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, says there can be no peace without justice in Nigeria. Mr Abdulsalami, a retired army general, stated this on Monday at the opening ceremony of the judicial training for magistrate/district court judges in Niger. “Without justice, there can’t be peace and what we need now is peace in this country because without it …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck out an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. A five-man panel led by Justice Dattijo Muhammad said the appeal was statute-barred. The appeal was filed by the PDP and Atiku to challenge a ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which held that they failed to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the prospect of Nigeria hitting 411 million in population was a frightening one especially if nothing is done about it. Buhari said this during his address at the two-day retreat for cabinet members on Monday. He said, “We are all aware of the looming demographic potential of our country. By average estimates, our population is …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday morning raided the home of the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode in Epe area of Lagos. A top aide of the former governor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that EFCC operatives raided Ambode’s home. He revealed that Ambode was not in the country and the home …

*Here are the issue Petitioners and respondents at the ongoing hearing of the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party at the presidential election petition tribunal are expected to make their final addresses on Tuesday. The tribunal presided by Justice Garba Mohammed adjourned to that date after the respondents, the Independent National Electoral Commission, President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives …

An event that was scheduled to draw an urgent attention to Nigeria’s growing social and security crises has been disrupted by security forces, reports said Monday. The event was planned by the Coalition for Revolution, a political movement led by the detained Nigerian activist, Omoyele Sowore. Organisers had invited public figures like Wole Soyinka and Femi Falana to help add …

Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is set to organize a side event at the Civil Society Forum of the annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring meeting scheduled for October 15-18, 2019 in Washington DC.  ANEEJ is lead organization implementing the Transparency and Accountability in the recovery and management of recovered assets (MANTRA) project, supported …